That's because you have a provisional rating for the first few games (it should show up as 1553? or 1250?). Your rating will swing for the first 15-20 games, at which point you'll see the 8-20 fluctuation.
It's likely that you've played quite a few games on Chess.com already.
Day-to-day, how do founders in similar positions coming from cultures with tight-knit families address this? Especially as parents age?